The Sacramento Kings' COVID-19 outbreak continues to get worse. After canceling practice on Thursday and seeing several of its player enter the league's health and safety protocols, the team suffered another blow with Davion Mitchell joining the list.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Kings rookie has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies after entering the COVID-19 protocols.
Sacramento guard Davion Mitchell has entered Covid protocols, sources tell ESPN. He's out for tonight's game vs. Memphis.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 17, 2021
It is just the latest in a series of Kings players entering the league's health and safety protocols amid what seems to be a serious COVID-19 outbreak. Interim coach Alvin Gentry and big man Marvin Bagley were the first ones to enter the protocol, with the likes of De'Aaron Fox, Alex Len and Louis King following soon after.
Given the circumstances and the huge absences, it is quite surprising the league hasn't decided yet on suspending the game.
For what it's worth, the NBA recently postponed the Chicago Bulls' games against the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors because of the same issue. The Bulls barely reached the minimum of eight players–with Alex Caruso just returning from injury–so the league eventually decided to just reschedule the contests.
While the Kings still have plenty of players available, the team actually fears there might be more to come given the outbreak.
Hopefully, though, that won't be the case and the other players remain safe. A lot of teams have been dealing with COVID-19 issues of their own, and it could certainly become troublesome for the whole NBA.
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